ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
Implementing a healthy food retail policy: a mixed-methods investigation of change in stakeholders' perspectives over time.
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- The Determinants of Long-Term Sustainment of Healthy Food Retail Environment Changes: A Systematic Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to implementation of healthy food and drink policies in public sector workplaces: a systematic literature review.Nutrition reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Identifying barriers and facilitators in the development and implementation of government-led food environment policies: a systematic review.Nutrition reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Supporting Healthier, Sustainable and Equitable Food Environments: A Rapid Review of Australian Local Government Action.Nutrients · 2026Review
- 'We all need to be on the same page': sustainment of healthy food retail practices in Australian public settings.Health promotion international · 2026Article
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- Changes in Local Government Priorities and Stakeholder Satisfaction Following a Healthy Drinks Capacity-Building Intervention in Sports and Recreation Facilities in Victoria, Australia.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- The use of contracts to implement and manage healthy vending: best practice recommendations for effective and sustained interventions.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The use of private regulatory measures to create healthy food retail environments: a scoping review.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Creating healthy food environments in recreation and sport settings using choice architecture: a scoping review.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Implementation and sales impact of a capacity building intervention in Australian sporting facility food outlets: a longitudinal observational study.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2022Article
- Understanding Enablers and Barriers to the Implementation of Nutrition Standards in Publicly Funded Institutions in Victoria.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate (i) changes in stakeholder commitment and (ii) perceptions of the purpose, challenges and benefits of healthy food and beverage provision in community sports settings during the stepwise implementation of a healthy beverage policy.
designConvergent, parallel, mixed-methods design complemented (i) repeat semi-structured interviews with council stakeholders (n 17 interviews, n 6 interviewees), with (ii) repeat quantitative stakeholder surveys measuring Commitment to Organisational Change; (iii) weekly sales data examining health behaviour and revenue effects (15 months pre-intervention; 14 months post-intervention); (iv) customer exit surveys (n 458); and (v) periodic photographic audits of beverage availability. Interviews were analysed inductively. Stakeholder surveys, sales data, customer surveys and audits were analysed descriptively.
settingFour local government-owned sports and recreation centres in Melbourne, Australia, completed a 3-month trial to increase the availability of healthy beverages and decrease the availability of unhealthy beverages in food outlets.
participantsInterviews were conducted with council managers and those involved in implementation (September 2016-October 2017). Customers were surveyed (September-October 2017).
resultsInterviews and surveys indicated that stakeholders' commitment to policies varied such that, over time, optimism that changing beverage availability could increase the healthiness of customers' purchases became more widespread among interviewees. Stakeholder focus generally progressed from anticipatory concern to solutions-focused discussions. Sales, audit and customer survey data supported interview findings.
conclusionsWe found a general increase in optimism regarding policy outcomes over time during the implementation of a healthy beverage policy. Stepwise trials should be further explored as an engagement tool within community retail settings.
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